A 35-year-old woman was killed when she fell into a meat grinder at work.
The accident took place at a processing plant in northern Pennsylvania on Monday.
The Lycoming County coroner’s office said Jill Greninger’s body was found by a co-worker at the Economy Locker Storage Company in Muncy, who heard strange noises coming from the machine.
Coroner Charles E Kiessling Jr told the Williamsport Sun-Gazette: “This was a horrible accident. We don’t know if she fell in or was pulled in as she was perhaps reaching for something in the grinder, which was about 6 feet off the ground.”
Authorities say Greninger may have been standing on a set of wheeled stairs prior to the fatal accident.
Company officials have not responded to media requests for comment.
The death is being investigated by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.